Shoebrush and polish container



Dec. 9, 1941. KENDALL 2,265,289

SHOEBRUSH AND POLISH CONTAINER Filed May 9, 1940 2 Sheets-Sheet l I N I310 lnvenggr: Ge/or eM.Ken Z2,

1941- G. M. KENDALL SHOEBRUSH AND POLISH CONTAINER Filed May 9, 1940 2Sheets-Sheet 2 Ina/anion 924. K endaZZ,

Patented Dec. 9, 1941 ITED STATES 3 illaims.

This invention relates to shoe brushes or polishers, and moreparticularly to a combined brush and polish container, or reservoir, ofthe fountain type, and its aim is to produce a novel and improved brushand polish container, embodying many novel features.

In the drawings of the particular embodiment of my invention selectedfor illustration and description herein:

Fig. l is a side elevation;

Fig. 2, a plan, with the cover or top removed:

Fig. 3, a side elevation with the side wall removed;

Fig. 4, an inside front end view of the brush back or housing, lookingout, on the line ll, Fig. 3; r

Fig. 5, an opposite and outside end elevation;

Fig. 6, a side elevation of a modified form of brush back;

Fig. 7, a vertical cross-section on the line 8-4, Fig. 6, looking in thedirection of the arrow, showing a modified form of the locking means onthe back and cover walls;

Fig. 8, a development of a modified form of the polish feeding meansguide and support in one piece, before being assembled for insertion inthe back member;

Fig. 9, a plan of a modified form of the polish feeding means guide andsupport shown in Fig. 8, after assembly;

Fig. 10, an end view of the dauber, partially unfolded for convenience;

Fig. 11, a front view of the dauber;

Fig. 12, an inner rear end view of the polish reseryoir;

Fig. 13, a partial side elevation, broken away, of a modified form ofhousing with a polishing member of bristles; and

Fig. 14, a similar view of the forward end of the housing with a dauberof bristles.

Referring first to Figs. 1, 2, 3, my novel shoe polisher and polishcontainer comprises a hollow brush back member or housing i, of anysuitable material, as wood or plastic material, at least partially, ifbristles are used as polishing members, and of fibre-board, or metal,the latter in this instance, of suitable and convenient size, in whichare the polish reservoir and feeding means to be described, and with acover 2, the forward part of which may be integral with the sides andbody, while the remaining portion 3 may be movably secured thereon, asby either bending the cover upwardly, or otherwise, as by hinging itthereto as herein at I, Fig. 3, to permit the insertion of a polishreservoir 5, Fig. 2, and withdrawal of the same when necessary, and thesubstitution of a full one therefor, and insertion of the feeding meanssupport.

The rear housing end 8, 2, 5, is a low member I, folded over andinwardly for reinforcement, if desired, to which, Fig. 3, one end 8 ofthe polishing member 9, as a piece of suitable material, as cloth,sheepskin or the like, herein sheepskin, is secured in any suitablemanner, as by tacks, screws, rivets it, or the like, in this case thelatter. The skin 9 is of two thicknesses, 9 and 9a, so that it may bereversed, if desired, to obtain longer service therefrom.

Obviously, the skin may be secured along the side edge of the backmember, if desired, but I have not found it necessary. At the oppositeor forward end of the brush or polisher, the skin may be secured in anyconvenient manner. I have provided the upturned end member M with aplurality of downwardly folded prongs it, see Fig. i. The two end prongsreceive thereon apertures not shown, in and near the end edge of theskin Q, and the prongs l2, Fig. 4, are folded down= wardly over the skinto hold the skin and in position, a small piece of leather id or othersuitable material being laid between the downwardly bent prong and thesheepskin, as a reinforcement thereof.

At the forward end of the housing 9, it receives, Fig. 4, an upwardlyextended, preferably metal plate l6, which has, near the upper edge, twohorizontal slots l1, ll, Fig. 10, which, in turn. receive the innerprongs E2 of those on the housing end Ii, above referred to, whichprongs and top plate edge are bent downwardly against the plate l5firmly to lock it to the edge member 5 i, the prongs overlying thedownwardly bent half of the plate 96.

This plate it also carries, at a point below its,

folded end, Figs. 3, 11, a rivet It or the like, which securely locks tothe plate It the folded portions IQ of that piece of the sheepskin whichforms the dauber 20, Fig. 10, and this rivet inner end is downturnedagainst the skin on the inner skin fold, locking the skin securely toIt. In Fig. 10, this construction is disassembled somewhat to moredistinctly show the above details, with the exception of the rivet.

The paste polish is preferably thin and contained in a container orreservoir 5, Fig. 2, 01' any desired shape in cross-section, preferablyrectangular, as described, of any suitable material, as metal, wood,fibre, or paper board, herein of metal, provided with a forward end 2|,Fig. 3, and from which projects a nozzle or nipple 22 latter, of twothicknesses if desired, movably sealed. after the reservoir is filled,to make a tight fit by any suitable adhesive 25, as cement,

paraflin, herein the latter, or similar substance, but the rear wallmember 24 is not fixed 'permanently in position thereby, the paraffinactin I as'a suitable gasket. v

The rear end piece 24 is provided, Fig. 3, with adepression or socket,herein the former, 26, to

receive properly the inner end of the polish feeding screw, or plunger21, to be described.

1'I'he feed screw or plunger 21 telescopes into atubular member 30 whichhas a pair of longitudinal slots 29 extending from one end of the tubenearly to the -other,,the unslotted portion of the tube serving as afinger piece to grasp for the rotation'of the tube. ateach end atransverse pin 28, the projecting portions of which are adapted to enterthe slots 29 and ride therein, so that whenthe tube is rotated the screwmust rotate therewith but can move axially'with respect -to the tube 30.The tube 30 carries a, ring 3| fast thereon near the end wall I to keepthe tube from sliding out of the guide channel 32 in the guide andsupport block 33, as of wood, tobedescribed.

- The plunger is provided with a nut 34, which seats in a pocket 35formed by bending inward- 11 a strip of metal 36 on the end of the guideblock 33, and then overlapping the ends of the pocket somewhat bytheopposite-ends 31 of the strip of metal 36,-;which are bent inwardly ateach side wall of the housing for that purpose. The pocket prevents thehandle 30 from sliding inwardly and the nut from turning. The pastereservoir is inserted in the rear end of the The feed screw 21 hasaaoaasa the hollow tube above described, it is simply reversed end forend, the free end being inserted in the tube as far as it will go,bringing the opmy device, and is quickly accomplished.

In Figs. 6, 7, are shown a modified form of back or housing member,wherein, Fig. 6, the housing is shown as provided with a quicklyremovable top or cover 3, having locking ears or bosses 38, to cooperatewith and engage similar ears 39 on the housing I.

In Figs. 8, 9, is shown a one-piece sheet of material 40, as fibre ormetal, cut from a material blank and scored, to provide, when properlybent and fashioned, Fig. 9, an integral, light-weight plunger guide andsupporting member 4|.

; tiole with a replaceable polish reservoir or founhousing, after theraising of the cover portion 3K therefor, and the reservoir is thenthrust to the opposite end of the housing as shown in Fig. 2, by theinsertion of the guide member 33 with the paste feeding plunger thereinbehind the reservoir.

The threaded plunger preferably is axially in line with the dischargenipple 22, and normally extends about as farat the rear of the brush asthe nipple does in front. The plunger is fed forwardly to operatingposition by rotating the plunger in the nut 34 until the plunger seatsin the depression 26 in the reservoir -wall 24, as described.

To expel the polish from the reservoir, the

handle is rotated, feeding the screw through the nut 34, Fig. 3, withits inner end against the container rear wall 24. The plunger end thuspresses the wall against the paste, moves it forward, and expelsthe-paste from the nozzle. This step is repeated as often as paste isneeded. The socket 26 holds the plunger end in the center of 24,permitting the latter to be pushed evenly forward without twisting tothe front end of the reservoir, and the cement, or paraffin, preventingthe rearward expulsion of paste about the end of the wall 24. When thereservoir is empty, the cover 3 is again raised,'the guide 33 with thehollow tube and threaded plunger removed, and the reservoir removed anda new, full one-inserted as before. a

After the plunger 21 has been removed from tain, which has apolish-holding capacity equal to the entire cross-section of thehousing, and a more convenient and clean means for dispensing the polishas wanted.

In Fig. 13, I have shown a housing I, broken away, and provided with athin plate 42, as of wood, with bristles 43 thereon for use, ifpreferred to a flexible textile or skin member 9, as a, polishingmember.

In Fig. 14, is shown a dauber member 44 of suitable material, as wood orplastic, provided with bristles 45, if preferred. The member 44 may besecured as-by a pin or screw 46 in the housing end if, or in any otherconvenient manner.

My invention is not limited to the precise constructions shown herein,but may be modified in many details, without departing from the spiritof the claims, and within the scope thereof.

I claim:

'1. A shoe polishing device comprising a ho] low receptacle, 9.polishing element thereon, a polish reservoir therein having a travelingwall member, a nut non-rotatably mounted within said receptacle, a feedscrew in threaded engagement with said nut and having an end hearingagainst said movable wall member, a rotatable tubular member telescopingover said feed screw, said screw having a longitudinal slot extendingfrom one end thereof nearly to the other end, means on said screw ridingin said slot to prevent relative rotation of the screw and tube but topermit relative axial movement thereof, and means for preventing axialmovement of the tube relative to the receptacle.

2. A shoe polishing device comprising a hollow receptacle, a polishingelement thereon, a polish reservoir therein having a traveling wallmember, a nut non-rotatably mounted within said receptacle, a feed screwin threaded engagement with said nut and having-an end bearing againstsaid movable wall member, a rotatating relative axial movement thereof,and means for holding said member against axial movement relative tosaid receptacle.

3. A shoe polishing device comprising a hollow receptacle, a polishingelement thereon, a polish reservoir therein having a traveling wallmember, a nut non-rotatably mounted within said receptacle, a feed screwin threaded engagement with said nut and having an end bearing againstsaid movable wall member, and a rotatable tubular actuating memberadapted to receive either end of the screw for operative engagementtherewith, said screw being reversible end for end in said device.

GEORGE M. KENDALL.

